Zheng Anping was worshiped as a governor by Lord Xinling, but Guan Min had just returned to the Wei Dynasty. He was afraid that he would not be able to accept it, so Zhang Lu asked Zheng Anping to sneak to Yimen and ask Hou Ying for help.
After some pleasantries, Zheng Anping said directly and straightforwardly: "My brother was appointed as the governor by Lord Xinling, and all four people in Liangxi Post were in charge of the governor. However, when the governor returned to the king for the first time, I was afraid that there would be some people who were difficult to accept, so Mr. Zhang ordered his brother to challenge him." It’s all about Brother Hou.”
After listening to Zheng Anping's words, Hou Ying became interested and asked: "Guanyi is located outside the city and is not in Wei. How can I order him as my brother?"
Zheng Anping said: "Although Guanyi is not the hometown of Wei, Lord Xinling led the army to surrender, and the king of Wei granted it to Lord Xinling. It is not strange."
Hou Ying said: "If the city in Guan Yi is no more than a mile away, it is not a solid place; if the households are no more than a hundred, it is not a wealthy place. Why did Lord Xinling grant him the title?"
Zheng Anping said: "I am in charge of the western household of Wei. The King of Wei sent a letter of fifty miles to Lord Ling, which is not a small thing."
Hou Ying said: "Fifty miles? It's a big city. It doesn't mean tens of thousands of households can't do anything. It doesn't mean a few hundred households can live in it. It must be obtained by recruiting people."
Zheng Anping said: "Brother said it is true. Lord Xinling will take three years to acquire five thousand households and tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land. He will consider it a strong city."
Hou Ying said: "The city is fifty miles away, but it only lasts for three years. It is not a small ambition. My brother is in charge of the order, and it should be achieved!"
Zheng Anping said: "I accept my brother's good advice. What can I do to fulfill my ambition?"
Hou Ying said: "Brother, it's not convenient for you to recruit people to manage the wasteland!"
Zheng Anping asked: "What do the old people of Guanyi do?"
Hou Ying said: "You can just let it live and die."
Zheng Anping said: "This is not my brother's ambition. Although managing the people is not a king, although the Wei Dynasty has seized the land, it does not abandon the people, but wants to support them. I hope that my brother will come up with strategies to support them."
Hou Ying said: "The people in charge have not worked on the fields for a long time. Today, if they return to Nanmu, their power will be difficult to control. If you use force to subdue them, something will happen. If you don't subdue their hearts, then something will happen."
Zheng Anping said: "Brother Zhengyu teaches his younger brother the way to convince one's heart."
Hou Ying pondered for a moment and said, "Jun Xinling was assassinated outside Xiaoyi. Did you know about it?"
Zheng Anping said: "I don't know it alone, I have experienced it personally."
Hou Ying suddenly realized: "The one who saved Lord Xinling with his own body is his brother? That's why he was promoted to the fifth rank!"
Zheng Anping said: "The bravery of blood and spirit is not enough."
Hou Ying clapped his knees and sighed: "Others may be able to do something, brother, but it's hard to do that!"
Zheng Anping was shocked: "What do you mean?"
Hou Ying said: "This assassin is a citizen of a small town. He has lost his brother. The town must want to win over his brother. How can he surrender?"
Zheng Anping said: "Everyone is his own master, what's so strange about it! Why do Xiaoyi and Lord Xinling hate each other and want to stab him? He will not stop stabbing him, but he will take revenge and turn his anger on his younger brother Ye?"
Hou Ying fell silent for a long time and said, "This is beyond my brother's knowledge."
Zheng Anping also fell silent for a long time and said: "I have promised to the king that I will govern the city. I will die without any regrets. I hope that the people in the city will have their heads preserved, that they will be safe and happy, and that their families will have enough food." , people have extra wealth. Don’t dare to take away the love, but do it for yourself! Brother, please forgive me for your brother, and do it as a plan!"
Hou Ying said thoughtfully: "Who is going with my brother?"
Zheng Anping said: "There are four soldiers in Liangxi Post. After the death of Brother Ma, he took his younger brother as his eldest brother and couldn't bear to be separated, so it became a county. The person entrusted by Lord Xinling is the newly promoted Cao Bao." Suddenly he thought of something and said : "Your Majesty has granted you a marriage, and his concubine is a slave who leans against the gate outside the city of Gai Xiaoyi."
Hou Ying said: "Cao Baobao?"
Zheng Anping said: "The one who belongs to Uncle Tang in Xingyang comes and returns with Daliang Wei."
Hou Ying said: "Do you know Lord Xinling quite well, little slave?"
Zheng Anping said: "Xiaonu and Lord Xinling live in Huayang. They live in the same room and sleep on the same table. How can you not know?"
Hou Ying said: "Why is it so difficult!" After thinking for a moment, he said: "The five sons who assassinated Lord Xinling all came from powerful families in charge of the city. They were defeated in one blow and the five sons died tragically. The five families gained nothing. What a grudge! As a brother's plan, if my brother resigns his job and returns to his hometown, his head will be saved."
Zheng Anping said: "Since we have a grudge with the knights, how can we resolve it by retreating into seclusion? Brother, I have clearly shown the way to resolve it, so in the end it will not be repaid with grudges!"
Hou Ying said: "Brother, if you visit Uncle Cao, maybe you can get his plan?"
Zheng Anping asked again: "Can I talk about my brother's affairs to my little slave?"
Hou Ying said: "Brother, you can just wait and see what happens."
Zheng Anping had no idea, so he had to say goodbye and quickly left the city, turning to the direction of Jixianzhuang in Nancheng to visit Mr. Zhongyue.
After Hou Ying waited for Zheng Anping to leave, he called someone and said, "You can go and show the people in charge of the city that the Zheng family has moved the control order. While Zheng orders are here, they are not allowed to be killed, lest the whole city be massacred! As soon as he moves. ..." The man immediately left.
Hou Ying pondered for a long time, then sighed: "It's hard to predict a woman's heart in the world!"
Zheng Anping found Juxianzhuang. Neither Mr. Zhongyue nor Mr. Cao was at home. People who knew about it reported: "They all went to the prince's house to discuss matters, but they didn't return." Zheng Anping saw that it was getting late, so he had to return home sadly.
Zhang Lu saw Zheng Anping returning frustrated and asked, "What did Brother Hou say?"
Zheng Anping said: "Brother Hou had no words to help, but he advised me to go into seclusion to protect my head!"
Zhang Lu was surprised: "What does it mean?"
Zheng Anping said: "The person who stabbed Lord Xinling in the tent is from Guanyi. These five sons all come from powerful families in Guanyi. If they are known, they will definitely complain."
Zhang Ludao: "You must know this. They assassinated the king and were rescued by others. The assassins all destroyed their faces and killed themselves. This caused a sensation. Everyone at that time said that those who save the king will have good fortune in the future. Guan Yi gritted his teeth and wanted to kill him. After that, it will be fast. Now you have been promoted to five nobles, which is unheard of. The one who saves the king must be the Zheng family. Reinstate the order to manage the city, and put the fish and meat on the anvil."
Zheng Anping said: "Mr., you are making fun of me! Brother Hou once had no words to save me. Is there anything I can do to help you, sir?"
Zhang Lu said: "Brother Hou, telling this confidential matter is not enough? What can I say to save him?"
Zheng Anping suddenly realized: "If I don't know the opportunity and act recklessly, I will suffer disaster; if I know it..."
Zhang Lu said: "Be careful in your words and deeds, and there will be no disaster! Have no resentment in your heart and act calmly!"
Zheng Anping said: "He will definitely complain, but what can he do?"
Zhang Lu said: "Inspire him with virtue and obey him with force! He is also his master, so don't repay him; if he must repay you, you must punish him! Repay him straightly, don't do it in vain."
Zheng Anping said: "I would like to be taught! Brother Hou ordered me to pay homage to Uncle Cao. What can I do?"
Zhang Lu said: "Uncle Cao comes from a scholar's family and has been in the wilderness for a long time. It will be beneficial to visit him. It's okay to visit him."
Zheng Anping said: "I promise! I will visit him that night."
Zheng Anping was about to go out when he suddenly saw Mr. Zhong Yue leading Cao Bao to the back door. Zheng Anping hurriedly connected, entered the main hall, and sat down on both sides. Mr. Zhongyue said: "I heard that the young master called me, so I came here to take orders!"
Zheng Anping glanced at Mr. Zhongyue, then at Cao Bao, and said: "I have just led a county, and it is difficult to continue. Kuang Guanyi is not a king, and his nature is cunning and untamable. Mr. Zhongyue has always been a wise man, and Uncle Cao has been there for a long time." There will be someone in the wilderness to teach me."
Cao Bao said: "I have made an agreement with your Majesty, and I will go to the village with you the next day, take back the people in charge, and send them back to the city. I will declare your position as governor and other duties. His house... It is located inside."
Zheng Anping glanced at Mr. Zhongyue and said, "How can we set up a house inside?"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "Guanyi was founded, and many things are lacking, but the house in the middle is still complete and can be used for accommodation."
Zheng Anping said: "Your Majesty is in charge, and I dare not disobey it. Where should I place the armor and soldiers in the palace and the door?"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "This appearance must be carefully studied geographically to determine its position."
Zheng Anping said: "Greetings! Let me tell you more."
Cao Bao said: "Ten days later, when the moon is full, I am going to lead my ministers and my husband to hunt in Guan, burn the wasteland, clear up the land, and offer sacrifices."
Zheng Anping said: "It's only ten days, what should we do?"
Cao Bao said: "When you are hunting, you should prepare snares as a courtesy, practice battle formations, and prepare for attack and defense. However, it is difficult to do it since you are not a king. Your Majesty ordered those who wish to follow him to follow him, and those who wish to watch."
Zheng Anping said: "Your Majesty was assassinated by a thief in the camp. The assassin may have escaped from the prison. The assassin is not yet known. If your Majesty escapes, what will you do?"
Mr. Zhongyue said with a smile: "Young master, this question is right to the point. The assassin has not appeared for a long time, so it is difficult to detect. If the king appears in the wild, he will gather at night, and there will be movement. If there is movement, there will be traces, so we can do something."
Zheng Anping said: "The old ministers and others will broadcast to Lord Xinling that he will go hunting in the middle of the month, burn the wasteland to open up fields, and announce various things with sacrifices to lure the thieves out, and then finish it off!"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "What the Master said is very general."
Zheng Anping looked at Cao Bao and said, "Uncle Cao, does he have any teachings?"
Cao Bao said: "I am just following my own plan."
Zheng Anping said: "Uncle Cao has repeatedly given advice to the emperor and told him his plans face to face. The minister's position is low and his position is light, so he cannot hear about it. I hope Uncle Cao will spend some time and teach you diligently, so that Anping will not lose his position."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "Young Master is responsible for his orders, and Uncle Cao is responsible for his duties. When there is something to do, it is his share."
Zheng Anping said: "Maybe we can take some of the work from Uncle Cao."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "The order is from heaven. When the sky is bright, the sun and moon will not be clear. May the young master lower his hands and cure it."
Zheng Anping now fully understood that the management of Guanyi was completely handled by Cao Bao, and he was just an official of Wei Ting, making a small gesture and receiving the money when the time came. As for success or failure, it has nothing to do with me, and I don't need to worry about it. I have the hands of Lord Xinling's retainer and fake Cao Bao to handle everything properly. I only had so much passion and heart to serve Lord Xinling, but I ended up like this, I couldn't help but feel disheartened. Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, Zheng Anping said: "That's the case, it's too much trouble for Uncle Cao!"
Cao Bao said: "It's polite for me to accept my work when I have something to do. As a minister, I am responsible for everything. It's natural. How can a noble man be ranked with a villain! Just sit down and talk about the Tao, and govern with your hands. If things don't work out, The merits are not achieved, but the crimes of the ministers are punished to show the virtuous nature of the prince!"
These words left Zheng Anping speechless.
Mr. Zhongyue said: "I am a humble concubine, but I am also very happy. Your Majesty will grant you a marriage after the sacrifice. Your Majesty will be more gracious and grant me the title of guest and prime minister, and we will discuss the time with the young master."
Zheng Anping said: "How can a poor family live in a thatched house and be admitted to a noble family? I would like to spend some time with you to renovate the lintel of the door and prepare the betrothal gift before I do it."
When Mr. Zhongyue saw it, he said, "Young Master's words are true. We have not thought about things well! Young Master, please treat me well. If I dare to ask about the Young Master's house, I can find it in Daliang, place it in Guanyi, or reorganize the lintel in the countryside." ?”
Zheng Anping said: "Daliang is the residence of noble people, not the residence of humble officials. Although Guan Yi leads it, the road is far away and it is beyond his power. I dare to reorganize the countryside and plan for the rest."
Mr. Zhongyue said: "Young master, this plan is suitable for others and for yourself. It is convenient for both public and private matters. Sincerity is the best policy. Let us think about it in order to serve your life."
Zheng Anping paid tribute again and again, and the two resigned.
